Todd Haberkorn
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A train gets waylaid in the middle of nowhere, and Luke and his dad find themselves with four hours to kill before it's fixed. Just enough time for a trip to the mysterious, decrepit old museum on the edge of town. A short story from Guys Read: Other Worlds, edited by Jon Scieszka.
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Virtual Country examines the current nexus of technology and western democracy, pointing to a historical opportunity for We the People to evolve our democracy to include a new public institution that enables a coherent, collective voice on the issues that affect us all. The book's centerpiece is a proposal for a new online institution for citizen re-engagement-the National Town Square. The Square would be a transparent, citizen-led, non-corporate,...
5) Grenade
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On April 1, 1945 with the battle of Okinawa beginning, fourteen-year-old native Okinawan Hideki, drafted into the Blood and Iron Student Corps, is handed two grenades and told to go kill American soldiers; small for his age Hideki does not really want to kill anyone, he just wants to find his family, and his struggle across the island will finally bring him face-to-face with Ray, a marine in his very first battle--and the choice he makes then will...
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A powerful story set in small-town Arkansas in the 1950s that illuminates the friendship surrounding the arrival of Chinese immigrants in the segregated south.
Azalea is not happy about being dropped off to look after Grandmother Clark. Even if she didn't care that much about meeting the new sixth graders in her Texas hometown, those strangers seem much preferable to the ones in Paris Junction. Talk about troubled Willis DeLoach or gossipy Melinda...
7) Deadly Coast
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A pirate attack on the high seas . . . a deadly bio-weapon ready to detonate...and the man who can stop it, watching helplessly on a screen at home. Ordered by his superiors to do nothing, CIA asset Tom Dugan watches Somali pirates board an American ship, imprison the crew, and broadcast the horror online. The spectacle of a hostage murdered spurs Dugan to action, and he assembles a team of mercenaries and rednecks for a rescue mission of his own....
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A kidnapped girl's life on the line . . . A ruthless adversary who'll stop at nothing. Only a tormented stranger can save her. Human traffickers in a shadowy underworld of deceit and betrayal stand between Tom Dugan and the victim. With the help of an enigmatic woman with a tortured past, the ex-intelligence officer must foil a Russian mob sex slavery ring if the abducted girl is to escape the unthinkable. As time runs out, can Dugan save the innocents...
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A terror attack that stuns the world. A deadly plot that will forever change the balance of power. An innocent man framed for his daughter's kidnapping.
The CIA coerces Tom Dugan into investigating his best friend's company for terrorist connections, but little does he know he will soon be implicated in a series of deadly terrorist attacks. The tension ratchets up when his friend is charged with an unspeakable crime, and then Dugan is on the run...
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Another exciting story in the #1 New York Times best-selling series! The Republic Fair is coming! Visitors from all over the galaxy are traveling to the planet Valo for a massive, awe-inspiring festival celebrating the Republic. While his fellow Valons prepare for the fair, Jedi Padawan Ram Jomaram is hiding out in his favorite place: a dingy garage filled with mechanical parts and tools. But when a security alarm goes off on the nearby hilltop nicknamed...
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Sometimes happy endings are just the beginning of an even harder road. Although her aunt and sister believe she should get help to deal with her past demons, Patience believes the only thing she needs is Zeke. When he comes back into her world, her life couldn't be more perfect. Except old demons pick the worst time to surface, and once again their happiness is threatened. Help was never a necessity, but Patience finds out that love isn't always all...